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mackinaw

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As a noun, mackinaw means a heavy woolen cloth.

Meanings of mackinaw

7 meanings

noun

  1. A heavy woolen cloth.

  2. A blanket made of wool, formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government.

  3. A flat-bottomed cargo boat; mackinaw boat.

  4. A short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material

    Similar: Mackinaw coat
  5. A thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States

    Similar: Mackinaw blanket
  6. A flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes

    Similar: Mackinaw boat
  7. A heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material
Mackinaw coat
noun: a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern U…
Mackinaw blanket
noun: a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
Mackinaw boat

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